Medical research
Mouse with weaker bones, stronger metabolism points toward new diabetes therapies
One mouse with weak bones appears to have a strong metabolism, even on a high-fat diet, scientists report.
Jun 15, 2015
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Diabetes
NASH-linked changes impact metformin pharmacokinetics
(HealthDay)—Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-associated changes in liver function affect kidney transporter expression and metformin pharmacokinetics, according to an experimental study published online May 27 in Diabetes ...
Jun 4, 2015
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Diabetes
Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil can slow or reverse nerve damage from diabetes
Approximately 50 percent of patients with diabetes suffer from nerve damage, or neuropathy. No cure exists, and the most effective treatment, keeping blood sugar in control, only slows neuropathy. A new study in the Journal ...
May 7, 2015
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Medical research
Molecular link found between high glucose, metabolic disease
Scientists at Johns Hopkins say they've discovered a cause-and-effect link between chronic high blood sugar and disruption of mitochondria, the powerhouses that create the metabolic energy that runs living cells. The discovery, ...
May 5, 2015
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Diabetes
Study reveals how FOXO1 slows diabetic wound healing
A protein that normally fosters tissue repair instead acts to inhibit healing when sugar levels are high, according to a study in The Journal of Cell Biology. The role reversal helps explain why wounds heal slowly in people ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Diabetes
Gut immune system identified as a new and effective target in treating diabetes
A commonly-used drug to treat inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease, has been shown to lower blood sugar levels in obese mice, potentially identifying the gut immune system as a new and effective target in treating ...
Apr 7, 2015
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Medical research
Cancer drug shows promise for treating stroke
A University of Victoria neuroscientist has discovered that a cancer drug may improve recovery rates for diabetic patients who have suffered a stroke.
Apr 2, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Special microbes make anti-obesity molecule in the gut
Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through normal metabolism, becomes a hunger-suppressing lipid. Mice that drank water laced with the programmed bacteria ...
Mar 22, 2015
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Erectile dysfunction drug relieves nerve damage in diabetic mice
New animal studies at Henry Ford Hospital found that sildenafil, a drug commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, may be effective in relieving painful and potentially life-threatening nerve damage in men with long-term ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Medical research
Molecular link between obesity and type 2 diabetes reveals potential therapy
Obesity causes inflammation, which can in turn lead to type 2 diabetes. What isn't well established is how inflammation causes diabetes—or what we can do to stop it. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School ...
Feb 23, 2015
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